Search Results: Essays from House of Our Own Books

Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1995. This is a collection of essays by the author of the standard biography of Plekhanov, the preeminent theoretician of prerevolutionary Marxsism in Russia, whose works were relegated to virtual oblivion during the Stalinist era; these essays explore Plekhanov's place in the history of the Russian revolutionary movement and his differences with Lenin, Stalin and later Soviet ideologues (green covers with gold lettering on spine; green dust jacket with white & orange lettering, photo of Plekhanov on the front; front cover has very slight edge wear, repaired edge tear; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy; in stock & available for immediate shipment from a reliable independent bookstore). Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.

Paris, France: L'Harmattan, 2001. Text in French; ths is a collection of essays by the German Professor of Romance Languages who has written extensively on Sartre and de Beauvoir (brown cover with red & white lettering has very slight shelf and edge wear, otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy). Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Westport, CT, U.S.A.: Lawrence Hill & Co., 1980. This is the second of three volumes of selections from the writings of C. L. R. James, including essays, stories, and excerpts from longer works; this volume coves a wide range of James' interests, including essays or reviews on Trotsky, Sidney Hook, Paul Robeson, Raymond Williams, Norman Mailer, Wilson Harris, dialectical materialism, West Indian history, politics and society, peasants and workers, literature in Trinidad, and cricket (red & white pictorial cover with portrait of James on the front; spine slightly creased, otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy; in stock & available for immediate shipment from a reliable independent bookstore). Trade Paperback. Very Good.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Edwin C. Hill, 1910. This is the Emerson Edition of the complete essays of Montaigne, published in a limited edition of 1050 copies (this is #492) in 1910, with the text translated by Charles Cotton, first published in1685-86, as revised and corrected by the editor William Carew Hazlitt, grandson of the English essayist Wiilam Hazlitt; the first volume includes Emerson's essay on Montaigne and a preface by the editor; the last volume includes a sketch of the life of Montaigne, his letters, and the notes and index for all of the volumes; each volume contains a frontispiece and three additional illustrations (quarter tan cloth over green paper-covered boards, title and volume number on tan paper spine label, gilt top edge, other edges are rough-cut; all volumes are good to very good; some volumes have worn edges and/or corners; all spines are darkened; otherwise these are clean, tight, sturdy copies; in stock & available for immediate shipment from a reliable independent bookstore;… Read More